When to go · Bucharest
Bucharest in February
Mixed month. Cold; short days.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 5° / -3°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Low
- Romania overall
- Prices
- Low
- Romania overall
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Bucharest
Cold; short days.
Weather in February
- BucharestHighs around 5 °C, lows around -3 °C, rain on about 9 days
- Bucharest and the southern plain, Romania · Bucharest, Wallachia, Craiova, the Danube townscool
Continental: summers regularly reach 35–40 °C and winters bring snow and –10 °C cold snaps. May–June and September–October are the comfortable windows.
Winter season
The Christmas market in Piața Constituției and festive lights along Calea Victoriei.
Watch: Genuinely cold, sometimes well below freezing; short daylight hours.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Romania overall
- Low
- Prices · Romania overall
- Low
Romania overall: Deep winter; mountain roads closed and many village guesthouses shut. Good for skiing and low hotel prices.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket